The Definitive Guide to NetBeans™ Platform 7

Book Description The NetBeans Platform is the world's only modular Swing application framework, used by very large organizations in mission-critical scenarios, such as at Boeing and Northrop Grumman, as well as in the financial sector and in the oil/gas industry. For these large customers in enterprises who are increasingly interested in Maven and OSGi, the book will have particular relevance.
The Definitive Guide to NetBeans™ Platform 7 is a thorough and authoritative introduction to the open-source NetBeans Platform, covering all its major APIs in detail, with relevant code examples used throughout.

• Provides a completely updated definitive guide to the NetBeans Platform, using the latest APIs, coding patterns, and methodologies.
• Focuses strongly on business features in an application, since Oracle's customers are particularly interested in business-related aspects. For example, how to use OSGi, how to add authentication/security, how to monetize from a modular application.

The original German book on which this title is based was well received. The NetBeans Platform Community has put together this English translation, which covers the latest NetBeans Platform 7 APIs. With an introduction by known NetBeans Platform experts Jaroslav Tulach and Tim Boudreau, this is the most up-to-date book on this topic at the moment.
All NetBeans Platform developers will gain something from this book, because several topics in the book have not been documented anywhere else.

What you’ll learn

• How to get started using the NetBeans Platform with or without using NetBeans IDE.
• How to set up a modular application, using either Ant or Maven as a build system.
• How to get acquainted with all the NetBeans Platform's APIs.
• How to work with the Visual Library as a very popular and powerful widget library, covering all its features in detail.
• How to model an application in OSGi/EMF and using the model in an application on the NetBeans Platform.
• How to distribute a modular application, focusing on different strategies for monetizing from its modular architecture.

Who this book is for

The Definitive Guide to NetBeans™ Platform 7 is for large enterprises who are not interested in reinventing the wheel whenever they create a new applications, and open source communities who typically benefit from a modular architecture, because a plugin system (as provided by the NetBeans Platform) simplifies how contributions can be made to a project.
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Content

Part 1: Basics & Concepts: Basics of the NetBeans Platform
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Structure of the NetBeans Platform
Chapter 3: The NetBeans Module System
Chapter 4: The OSGi Framework
Chapter 5: Lookup Concept
Chapter 6: Actions
Chapter 7: Data and Files
Chapter 8: Tips and Tricks

Part 2: Look & Feel: Developing User Interfaces
Chapter 9: Menu Bar and Toolbar
Chapter 10: Window System
Chapter 11: Status Bar and Progress Bar
Chapter 12: Nodes and Explorer
Chapter 13: Dialogs and Wizards
Chapter 14: Visual Library
Chapter 15: Tips and Tricks

Part 3: Ready & Go: Using the NetBeans Platform Standard Modules
Chapter 16: Help System
Chapter 17: Output Window
Chapter 18: Navigator
Chapter 19: Properties
Chapter 20: Options and Settings
Chapter 21: Palette

Part 4: Use & Extend: Advanced APIs of the NetBeans Platform & ID
Chapter 22: Palette API
Chapter 23: Task List API
Chapter 24: Quick Search API
Chapter 25: Auto Update Services API

Part 5: Server & Database: Enterprise Applications and the NetBeans Platform
Chapter 26: Java DB
Chapter 27: Hibernate
Chapter 28: Java Persistence API
Chapter 29: MySQL and EclipseLink
Chapter 30: Web Services
Chapter 31: Java Enterprise Edition and the NetBeans Platform
Chapter 32: RESTful Web Services
Chapter 33: Authentication and Multi-User Login

Part 6: Pack & Ship: Adapting, Delivering, and Actualizing Applications
Chapter 34: Internationalization and Localization
Chapter 35: Branding and Packaging Application
Chapter 36: Updating a NetBeans Platform Application

Part 7: Test & Tooling: Developing and Testing NetBeans Platform Applications
Chapter 37: Maven and the NetBeans Platform
Chapter 38: Eclipse IDE and the NetBeans Platform
Chapter 39: From Eclipse to NetBeans
Chapter 40: IntelliJ IDEA and the NetBeans Platform
Chapter 41: NetBeans Swing GUI Builder
Chapter 42: Testing NetBeans Platform Applications
Chapter 43: Debugging with the NetBeans IDE

Part 8: Play & More: Developing an MP3-Manager
Chapter 44: Sample Project: MP3 Manager